GRACELAN PC RESPONDER INSTALLATION

                                


I.   DESCRIPTION

     The GraceLAN PC Responder is a DOS program for PC's and PC
     compatibles running on an AppleTalk network.  The program gathers
     information about your machine's hardware and software and returns
     that information to the GraceLAN program running on an Apple
     Macintosh on the network.  With this information, the network manager
     can use GraceLAN to instantly determine the capacity and setup of all
     PC's on the network, as well as all the Macs.

     The GraceLAN PC Responder is a memory resident program (also known as
     a TSR, for Terminate-and-Stay-Resident).  When you start the
     Responder, it first gathers and saves all the information it will
     return to the GraceLAN program, then terminates using DOS's memory
     resident feature.  From this point on the Responder stays in memory,
     quietly working in the background, responding to requests for its
     information from the GraceLAN program.  The Responder uses very little
     memory and in no way interferes with any currently running program.


     UPDATES (as of 2-25-91)

     * Corrected a bug in reporting the DOS version number.
     * Corrected a bug when reporting the video adapter other than
       VGA.


II.  REQUIREMENTS

     * MS-DOS or PC-DOS 3.1 or higher.
     * An AppleTalk-compatible Network Adapter.
     * AppleShare PC 2.0 Software from Apple.
     * Uses only 2K of RAM.


III. INSTALLATION

     First, copy the Responder program, GLRESP.COM, to the directory on
     your hard disk that contains the AppleShare PC programs.  For
     example:
     
          COPY A:GLRESP.COM C:\ASPC

     To run the program, simply type GLRESP followed by your name.  For
     example:

          GLRESP John Doe

     The name will appear as your user name on the GraceLAN program, so be
     sure to use a name that will fully identify you to the network
     administrator.  Note that you can use spaces in the name.

     To make sure the Responder program is loaded every time you boot your
     PC, it's best to add it to your AUTOEXEC.BAT file.  Please note that
     the AppleShare PC programs must be loaded before GLRESP.COM is run. 

     Listed below are several examples of what you should add to your
     AUTOEXEC.BAT file to run AppleShare PC and the Responder in various
     configurations.  The examples assume you are using Apple's LocalTalk
     Network Adapter.  Note: the words after the '#' symbol are just
     descriptions and should not be entered into the batch file.


     A.  Minimal Configuration for Running the GraceLAN Responder

     Add these lines if all you want to do is run the GraceLAN Responder
     program, without using any other AppleTalk services (uses about 46K
     of RAM total):

     CD\ASPC                   # Switch to the AppleShare PC directory
     LSL                       # The "Link Support Layer" program
     LTALK /NAME=LTALK$        # The LocalTalk device driver
     ATALK                     # The AppleTalk Protocol Stacks driver
     COMPAT                    # "Compatibility" module with AppleTalk 1.2
     GLRESP Jim Buck           # The GraceLAN PC Responder program
     CD\                       # Switch back to the root directory


     B.  Configuration for Full AppleShare PC Services

     Add these lines if you want to use both printer and file sharing
     services of AppleShare PC, along with the GraceLAN responder (uses
     about 139K of RAM total):

     CD\ASPC                   # Switch to the AppleShare PC directory
     LSL                       # The "Link Support Layer" program
     LTALK /NAME=LTALK$        # The LocalTalk device driver
     ATALK                     # The AppleTalk Protocol Stacks driver
     ASP_WS                    # The AppleTalk Session Protocol driver
     ASHARE                    # Provides AppleShare filing services
     MINSES                    # Translates REDIR's DOS calls for network
     REDIR                     # DOS compatilbe network redirector
     PAP_WS                    # The Printer Access Protocol driver
     APRINT                    # Provides AppleShare printing services
     ANET AUTO                 # Auto-connect to shared printers and files
     COMPAT                    # "Compatibility" module with AppleTalk 1.2
     GLRESP Jim Buck           # The GraceLAN PC Responder program
     CD\                       # Switch back to the root directory


     C.  Configuration for AppleShare PC Printer Services Only

     Add these lines if you only want to use the printer services of
     AppleShare PC, along with the GraceLAN responder (uses about 76K of
     RAM total):

     CD\ASPC                   # Switch to the AppleShare PC directory
     LSL                       # The "Link Support Layer" program
     LTALK /NAME=LTALK$        # The LocalTalk device driver
     ATALK                     # The AppleTalk Protocol Stacks driver
     PAP_WS                    # The Printer Access Protocol driver
     APRINT                    # Provides AppleShare printing services
     ANET AUTO                 # Auto-connect to shared printers
     COMPAT                    # "Compatibility" module with AppleTalk 1.2
     GLRESP Jim Buck           # The GraceLAN PC Responder program
     CD\                       # Switch back to the root directory


     D.  Configuration for AppleShare PC Filing Services Only

     Add these lines if you only want to use the filing services of
     AppleShare PC, along with the GraceLAN responder (uses about 113K of
     RAM total):

     CD\ASPC                   # Switch to the AppleShare PC directory
     LSL                       # The "Link Support Layer" program
     LTALK /NAME=LTALK$        # The LocalTalk device driver
     ATALK                     # The AppleTalk Protocol Stacks driver
     ASP_WS                    # The AppleTalk Session Protocol driver
     ASHARE                    # Provides AppleShare filing services
     MINSES                    # Translates REDIR's DOS calls for network
     REDIR                     # DOS compatilbe network redirector
     ANET AUTO                 # Auto-connect to shared files
     COMPAT                    # "Compatibility" module with AppleTalk 1.2
     GLRESP Jim Buck           # The GraceLAN PC Responder program
     CD\                       # Switch back to the root directory